The Plum Blossom Prize (Traditional Chinese: 中國戲劇梅花獎; Simplified Chinese: 中国戏剧梅花奖; Hanyu Pinyin: Zhōngguó Xìjù Méihuā Jiǎng), sometimes translated as the Plum Blossom Award, is the highest theatrical award in China. It is awarded by the China Theatre Association.
In 1994, the China Theatre Association began awarding Second Plum Blossom Prizes to distinguished performers who had already won the prize once. In 2002, the Association began the policy of awarding the Plum Blossom Grand Prize to performers who had won the prize twice previously and continued to be active and innovative in the field. There have been four winners of that award to date: Shang Changrong in 2002, Song Guofeng and Mao Weitao in 2007, and Pei Yanling in 2009. The Plum Blossom Prize has been awarded every two years since 2005, as opposed to every year as it was previously. Due to the promulgation of the "Administration of Art, Journalism, and Publishing Awards" circular by the Ministry of Culture in 2005, the number of such awards was reduced, and the Plum Blossom Prize was combined with another prize. Beginning in 2009, the selection process for the Plum Blossom Prize was changed into a televised competition among fifty hopefuls.
In 1992, actress Song Dandan refused to accept the Plum Blossom Prize that she had been awarded because of what she called "the scandal of corruption and lies behind the selection process".
The Plum Blossom Prize has been awarded in 25 rounds as of 2011, with multiple people receiving the award in each round.
Zhang Jiqing
Ye Shaolan
Ren Genxin
Xiao Ting
Liu Zhangyu
Li Weikang
Guo Zemin
Gu Wenyue
Liu Yuling
Wang Wanling
Li Xuejian
Shang Lijuan
Liu Wenzhi
Feng Xianzhen
Jiang Baoying
Mao Weitao
Mao Shanyu
Hong Xuefei
Yang Shurui
Liu Ping
Chi Xiaoqiu
Shang Changrong
Sun Yumin
Zhang Xuejin
Hou Shaokui
Zhou Ling
Su Jinbang
Li Bangyu
Liang Yan
Luo Lige
Ji Xiaoqin
Pang Xinhua
Pei Yanling
Wang Shiyu
Wang Lijun
Yu Chengyue
Yan Guixiang
Li Guang
Liang Guyin
Li Dongqiao
Lin Weilin
Zhang Huiyun
Wang Ling
Ding Jiali
Zhang Jiazhao
Shan Zenghong
Peng Liyuan
Li Xiaohu
Ji Zhenhua
Hua Wenyi
Tu Linghui
Tang Yuying
Ma Lan
Tian Guilan
Cai Zhengren
Wang Fengzhi
Lei Ying
Zhang Jidie
Yue Meiti
Hua Wen
Wang Yulan
Wang Zhiquan
Li Ere
Lü Xiaohe
Wang Yu
Liang Guanhua
Zhang Guoli
Wen Yujuan
Yang Hongji
Plum Blossom Grand Prize
Pei Yanling
Xie Tao
Zeng Zhaojuan
Meng Anlu
Zhang Lan
Pan Guoliang
Wang Yinghui
Xiang-Dong Kong
Tian Lei
Ni Maocai
Zhang Jun
Zhang Bei
Su Yanrong
Li Xiaoxiong
Zhou Yuanyuan
Wang Runjing
Chen Xueping
Liu Guijuan
Zhang Hui
Zhao Jing
Kong Aiping
Chen Xinqin
Huang Jinghui
Xu Junxia
Wu Suying
Liu Fengling
Xing Jinsha
Ma Shaomin
Hui Minli
Lü Fengqin
Guo Yingli
Qu Qiaozhe
Ai Ping
Liu Xiaocui
Zhang Kongqin
Plum Blossom Grand Prize
Gu Xiang
Shen Tiemei
Shi Jiahua
Li Shujian
Chen Qiaoru
Li Mei
Wu Fenghua
Wang Yan
An Ping
Li Junmei
Chen Qiong
Zhan Lihua
Xu Ming
Wu Guiyun
Wang Yumei
Li Hongliang
Wang Zhiping
Bao Fei
Wang Xiaochan
Zhao Yuhua
Xiao Xiaobo
Yan Wei
Wang Peiyu
Chang Qiuyue
Hua Weiqiang
Li Xufei
Jiang Wenduan
Hou Yan
Tan Jiqiong
Xu Yaling
Chen Juanjuan
Li Shufang
Li Junsheng
Xia Qinglin
Zhou Dan
Hu Chunhua
Li Qing
Chu Shuzhen
Qu Jianhong
Wang Danhong
Hu Yubin
Feng Ruili
